a Boo-Gram Greeting

Trick or Treat T onight is Halloween. R emember to wear your costume I f you don’t you can’t go out. C hildren going door to door asking for candy like, K it Kat bars.

O dd little skeletons walk on sidewalks, R eal ghouls yell trick or treat,

T ricky monsters hide behind walls, R ickety old robots, E lves with pointy hats, A ll roam the sidewalk together because T onight is Halloween.

Halloween Poem - Trick or Treat

Monsters M any different creatures walk around O n a night like tonight N ot because it’s Christmas S o lets all stop singing jingle bells T is because it is Halloween so E veryone beware R eal monsters walk around S aying trick or treat everywhere

# A BOO-GRAM GREETING!

Green cats eyes in midnight gloom fly with the witch on her ragged broom Ghosts and shadow people evade our sight. None may not see what they might. We begin our door to door Halloween flight. Not knowing our immediate blight we bravely approach your door and RING…… TRICK OR TREAT!! We say with a strong and mighty grin. Candy and little toys we hope to gain from this daring plan imagined in these little brains. BOOOOO!! We are greeted as a scary hand extends to our goodie sacks. The lights go black, we stagger back!! Screams explode, others jump!! Dogs howl and unfriendly things give us a bump. It’s Halloween! The voice screams as we dump out our goodie sacks and run.

So keep the goodies and BOOOOOOOOO! To you!

# ON HALLOWEEN

The witches fly Across the sky, The owls go, "Who? Who? Who?" The black cats yowl And green ghosts howl, "Scary Halloween to you!"

~Nina Willis Walter~

# HALLOWEEN MAGIC

A bald-headed ghost Drank some witches' brew And on top of his head A strange thing grew.

It was pointed and tall And black as a bat With stringy long hair Where his head was flat.

The sad little ghost Didn't want any hair Or a black pointed hat So he said, "Witch beware!" Then he chanted some words With a spell-casting switch And gave Halloween Night A bald-headed witch!!

~Barbara M. Hales~ # SHIVERS

Bushes quiver where shadows lean, and not a sliver of moon is seen.

Near the river some goblins (green) with a witch in front and a ghost in between

Make me sh..i..vvvver, but I am keen about the shivers of Halloween.

~Aileen Fisher~

# IT'S HALLOWEEN

It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can't be seen On any other night.

Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, Grinning goblins fighting duels, Werewolves rising from their tombs, Witches on their magic brooms.

In masks and gowns we haunt the street And knock on doors for trick or treat.

Tonight we are the king and queen, For oh tonight it's Halloween!

~Jack Prelutsky~

# Halloween is creepy full of scary sounds. Kids are roaming in the night with their costumes on. The moon is full high in the air, gleaming bright everywhere. Trample trample pat pat pat, while everyone goes through the night. Bags are full of candy, for the sweet tooth kids to eat. It is now getting late as the moon rises higher. Rubbing there eyes fast asleep, THAT IS HALLOWEEN

~Erin~

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# On a spooky Halloween night, When Goblins and witches come out to fight, When children go out to say "Trick or Treat", When goblins and witches and people meet. Around the town loud noises roar, And when you hear the sound, "Knocking" at your door. Should you open it? Should you be scared? Trick or Treaters are everywhere! But don't you worry, And don't you fright, Its only one day, One evening, Its Halloween Night!

~Atacia~

P.S. I am thirteen years old, but I wrote this last year when I was twelve.

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# DEVIL'S NIGHT

Don't go out on Devil's Night. Stay in your bed and keep on the light. Little demons and ghouls have their fun all right, outside on the streets this Devil's Night.

You don't want to know what mischief they cause. On Halloween Eve they run without pause, flying and laughing, and breaking the laws, you really don't want to see the mischief they've caused.

Please heed my words, stay under the covers, and tell your friends and your sisters, and of course your brothers. Stay in bed, don't even peek through the shutters, 'cause a goblin or ghost may spook you to stutters.

Just wait until daybreak on Halloween Day, when you know all the ghouls and ghosts are away. They hate the daylight, "it's no fun," they say. So just please, please wait to Trick or Treat on Halloween Day.

THE MONSTER WHO WAS MISUNDERSTOOD

This is a tale of poor old Frank -- Frank the monster, not Tom, Rich, or Hank. He was created by a scientist in a great house. A house on a mountain, much too big for a mouse. There in the basement, the docter toiled night and day, with the help of his friend Igor, who had little to say. Finally when all was assembled like a bike, a bolt of lightning gave dear Frank his new life. He sat up from the table where he laid for months, scratched his square head, and said "I'm ready for lunch!" He crashed through the door, and went into town, where he arrived at the diner and tried to sit down. But everyone screamed , and left their plates hot. Even the cooks ran away without their prized pots. So Frank could have nothing to quell his belly's rumble, not a burger, or fries, or even Apple Pie Crumble. He was almost in tears, and very, very sad, and walked into the streets where everyone went mad, and screamed in horror at Frank's sight. No one had seen such a thing in their life. Frank tried to explain, "I'm just hungry, that's all. I mean you no harm, even though I am tall." A little girl saw him where she sat on the corner, and thought, he's not so scary, infact he might be an orphan. So she walked up to Frank and tugged at his sleeve, and said, "My name is Cinthia, Cindy if you please." He said, "I'm just a little hungry, and don't know where I am." "That's O.K.," Cindy answered, and pulled out some ham-- ham for a sandwich she was waiting to make, and she pulled out two slices of bread freshly baked. They sat on the corner to a half sandwich each, both happy, and smiling as a sunny day peach.

~James~

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# HALLOWEEN

I 'M MAKING A WITICHES BREW, SLINGING THE ANIMALS FROM THE ZOO, A LITTLE GIRL YELLS, A COWS BELL, IT'S SO GOOD PLEASE DON'T TELL. A CATS CLAW THAT TASTES LIKE WAR, A CLINCH OF HAIR FROM THE TIDY LAW, A BUTTON FROM THE WIZARDS CLOAK, A COUPLE OF MUSCLES FROM THE WOMENS BLOKE, NOW ALL THESE MIXED TOGETHER, IT'LL SOON TASTE LIKE SHINY LEATHER. ALL I NEED TO MAKE IT MORE, SLING IN AN OLD APPLE CORE. AND NOW IT'S DONE, IT WEIGHS A TON. NOW OFF I GO WITH MY WITCHES BREW, DOWN THE STREET I'M COMING THROUGH, I'M GOING BY, THE BABIES CRY, I AM LOOKING AROUND TOO FIND THE WIZARD, TOO TURN HIM INTO A LONG GREEN LIZARD!!!!

~Katie, age 12~

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# On Halloween all that beams is a little yellow light. I go to school and on my way I see all gost and ghouls I wonder why these things are out and all are running about. It's not time for the trick or treaters to come, I wonder where their from? But when I looked all around the things that I saw were just heading to the school's ball. My my my oh what a scare. I wonder if all my friends will be there?

~Lailaine, age 13~

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# Green eyes with their mysterious stare, This black cat is sure to scare

~Anita~ Thanks for sending this great poem, Anita!

# Halloween halloween, its my favorite time of year Halloween haloween CAN'T WAIT TILL IT GETS HERE HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN IS SO FUN HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN IS NEVER DONE. HAPPY HALLOWEEN

~Tweety Pie~

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# On halloween night when children take fright, a witch flys across the moon. I count my candy, say a pryer and hope i'll get home soon. My mothers calling and i'm hollering be right there. i get to my house open the door and tell children to BEWARE!!!!!!!

~Tayla~

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# On Halloween all the monsters in sight are having a party tonight. Frankenstein and the misses will send you hugs and kisses. The party never ends, cause this is in your dreams. But if Halloween could have such a sight, would you still love Halloween night?

~Suenoria~

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# Here's a wide-eyed owl, With a pointed nose And claws for toes. He lives high in a tree. When he looks at you, He flaps his wings And says, "Whoo-whoo-whoo".

# THE SCARECROW

The farmer made a scarecrow And stuffed it full of straw. He put it in the cornfield, but the crows laughed, "Haw-caw-caw." One crow sat upon Scarecrow's hat. He was not scared at all. That scarecrow did not scare A single crow away all fall!

# HENRY'S HALLOWEEN

Lantern burning light Still the moon keeps shining bright Darkness comes to make it night Children given a fright

Witches fly across the sky On a broomstick up, up high Black cat flying with the witch Wizard's Wand beginning to twitch

'Trick or Treaters' playing tricks On those who didn't give them sweets Everyone is very scared The pumpkin has an evil glare

Evil spirits fill the streets with bones The skeletons are in town! Ghosts keep the children awake ...... Bats fly back to their cave.

~Henry Yeung, 12 yrs of age~ **Note: Henry is from Hong Kong. His tutor sent this wonderful poem in. Thanks to Henry and Alan!

# HALLOWEEN POEM

Tonight is the night, to have a great fright, Don't be surprised nor scared, just be prepared, For tonight is Halloween!

Poem sent in by Snapshot--thanks!

# HALLOWEEN POEM

Oh no, not again, the time is near, It always happens at this time of year. The hissing of unlucky balck cat, And ovrhead all the screeching bats. When gone completely is the sun, The vampires come out to have some fun. Witches stir their cauldrons or grab onto a broom, Casting spells and cackling as they fly across the moon. Skeletons dance around shaking all their bones, Playing many stange toons on all their xylophones. Ghosts and goblins join the fun too, Running about and shouting out BOO! Jack-o-lanturns smailing and burning bright, Don't worry it's just another Halloween Night.

Poem sent in by Jynx--thanks!

# The following poems/songs were submitted by Mary--thanks so much!!

Bats Are Sleeping

Bats are sleeping Bats are sleeping Upside down Upside down Waiting for night to come Waiting for night to come Then they fly around Then they fly around

Five Batty Bats

Five batty bats Were hanging beneath the moon.

"Quiet!" said the first. "The witch is coming soon."

"She's green," said the second, "With a purple pointy nose."

"Black boots," said the third, "Cover up her ugly toes."

Three Little Ghosts

Three little ghosts on Halloween night Saw a witch and freaked in fright The witch just laughed and shouted, "Boo!" One ghost ran home and then there were two. Two little ghosts who shiver and shook With every single step they took. When the door opened wide A goblin said to the other... I'm going home and stay with my mother. One little ghost can't have much fun, so he ran home, and then there were none.

Three Little Witches

One little, two little, three little witches Fly over haystacks and fly over ditches Fly over moonbeams without any hitches Hey, it's Halloween night. One little, two little, three little witches Fly over barb wire and tore their britches Had to go home and get some stitches Hey, it's Halloween night.

Mr. Pumpkin (Tune: Where is Thumbkin)

Mr. Pumpkin, Mr. Pumpkin, Round and fat, Round and fat. Harvest time is coming, Harvest time is coming. Yum, yum, yum. That is that!

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Sitting on the wall. Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Tip and fall. Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Rolling down the street. Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Good to eat!

Pumpkin Song (Tune: Have You Ever Seen A Lassie?)

Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin, Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine? A round one, a tall one, a bumpy one, a squashed one. Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine?

Ten Little Pumpkins (Tune: Ten Little Indians)

One little, Two little, Three little pumpkins, Four little, Five little, Six little pumpkins, Seven little, Eight Little, Nine little pumpkins, Ten little pumpkins in the Pumpkin Patch!

The Pumpkins Are Here (Tune The Farmer in the Dell)

The pumpkins are here; The pumpkins are there. The pumpkins, the pumpkins are everywhere.

The pumpkins are up; the pumpkins are down. The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all around.

The pumpkins are in; the pumpkins are out. The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all about.

The pumpkins are low; the pumpkins are high. The pumpkins, the pumpkins all say,"Goodbye!"

Where is Pumpkin? (Tune: Where is Thumbkin?)

Where is Pumpkin? Where is Pumpkin? Here it is! Here it is! This one has a happy face, This one has a scary face! Roll away! Roll away!

# Cindy writes, "48 age now! I rehearsed this Halloween poem in grade school.."

Halloween, Halloween, Oh what funny things I've seen... Witches Hats, Coal Black Cats, Broom Stick Riders, Mice and Bats!